Skirt-binding or edge-protector and process of making same.



No. 690,442. Patented Ian..7, I902.

' I A. s. KRONULD. I SKIRT BINDING 0R EDGE PROTECTOR AND PROCESS OFMAKING SAME.

(Application filed Aug. 26 1901.)

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADOLPH SAM KRONOLD, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SKIRT-BINDING OR EDGE-PROTECTOR AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 690,442, dated January7, 1902.

Application filed August 26, 1901. Serial No. '73 ,291. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPH SAM KRQNOLD, a citizen of the United States,residing in New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skirt-Bindings orEdge-Protectors and Process of Making Same; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form apart of this specification.

My invention relates to skirt-bindings that is, to a protector for theedges of skirts and the like; and it has for its object to pro duce askirt-binding or edge-protector which shall be waterproof and which willalso permit the binding or protector to be ironed with a hot ironwithout rendering the waterproof composition sticky or adhesive ordeveloping oily or fatty characteristics which would tend to stain.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as mayhereinafter appear, the invention consists in the skirt-binding oredge-protector formed of suitable textile fabric having applied to itsface a composition containing a suitable waterproof gum and thecomposition deprived of oleaginous or fatty characteristics orproperties, whereby the binding will present a smooth pliable Waterproofsurface capable of being cleansed by the application of moisture andcapable of being ironed with a hot iron without destroying thecomposition and without leaving any fat stain or other stain that wouldtend to mark or deface the fabric or article to which the binding may beapplied, and in the process of making the same.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective of a strip ofthe binding made according to the invention and provided with a beadededge, and Fig. 2 is a cross-section through the strip.

In the drawings the numeral 1 designates a strip of suitable fabrichaving one face provided with a coating 2 of the composition hereinafterdescribed and formed along one edge with a bead 3, which may be made byforming a double fold a b of the waterproofed fabric, and then layingone edge of a strip 0 of velveteen or other material within the fold aand carrying the strip around the outer fold b and across the lower edgeof the waterproof fabric, and then lapping the strip of velveteen orother material on the inside or uncovered face of the waterproofedfabric, and then stitching the strip of velveteen or other material tothe fabric, so as to form a finished rounded edge to the waterproofedfabric.

In forming the waterproofed fabric- I first take a suitable textilefabric and dye it with any suitable color. I next make a compositioncontaining two parts of a suitable gum, such as gutta-percha, six partsof a suitable oil-drier, such as linseed-oil, and one part of a suitablesolvent for the gutta-percha, such as distilled turpentine, to which Iadd one-half part of ether. The composition thus formed is applied toone surface of the fabric by means of a brush or other suitable means,and I then "spray the uncoated face of the fabric with a mixture of fiveparts of benzin and one part of ether, after which the coated fabric ispassed between two highly-heated rollers, the rollers preferably beingheated to about 120 Fahrenheit, and the waterproofed fabric is thenready for use. The linseed-oil serves as a drier and vehicle, and thedistilled turpentine serves as a solvent, while the ether, being highlyvolatile, serves to carry off the oils or fats of. the composition, aswell as being a solvent. The mixture of benzin and ether is employed forthe purpose of carrying off any traces of fat that may remain in thecomposition not carried off by the ether in the composition, the benzinbeing a solvent for the fats, and the ether, being highly volatile,serving to carry oif the trace of fats dissolved by the benzin.

The waterproofed fabric formed as described has imparted to it a finedelicate and smooth waterproofed surface that can be easily cleaned bythe application of Water or a damp rag and will always present afinished surface, and it can be ironed with a hot iron without affectingthe integrity of the composition and without producing any stain, sinceany oil or fat in the composition is removed by the treatment described,and in these particulars the binding is distinguishable from otherWaterproofed skirt-bindings or edgeprotectors heretofore produced. Thetreatment also renders the binding stronger, so that its life is longerthan it otherwise would be. If desired, the beaded edge can be omitted;but it is preferred to use it, as it gives a finished appearance to thebinding. I have given the preferred ingredients for the com-- vent forremoving the fatty properties, substantially as described.

2. A skirt-binding or edge-protector consisting of a suitable fabrichaving a face coated with a composition derived from a gum, such asgutta-percha, an oil, such as linseedoil, and a suitable solvent, andhaving the fatty properties removed, substantially as described.

3. The within process of making a skirtbinding or edge-protectorconsisting in applying to a suitable fabric a composition of gum, suchas gutta-percha, an oil, such as linseedoil, a solvent, such asturpentine and ether, and then applying a mixture of benzin and ether toremove the fatty properties of the composition, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADOLPH SAM KRONOLD.

Witnesses:

GEORGE H. IVIILLER, 'N. H. KRONGOLD.

